Student Hosts (1)

Early in September, a group of seven boys and girls in Ms. Liu’s class 6 asked if we could set a date to do some sightseeing with them. We settled on September 19th as the best day and agreed to meet at 2 PM in the People’s Square metro station after they had finished their Saturday morning French class. We decided to go to Pudong to see the Ocean Aquarium, a place we had read great things about but had yet to see.

Our hosts – Franky, Sun, Veronica, Frank, Sophia, Jimmy, and Erica (as we know them by their English names in class) – guided us through the busy metro to our destination, where we spent a most enjoyable afternoon exploring the exhibits and trading the English and Chinese names for the many interesting creatures we saw. The long “underwater” passages where the visitors are literally surrounded by the fish, sharks, and sea turtles provided us with many chances for great photos and conversations.

After visiting the aquarium, we walked to the Promenade on the Pudong side of the Huangpu River to view Shanghai from the east and to enjoy the beautiful late afternoon sunshine before returning home.

小小东道主(1)

9月初，7位男生、女生来到我们的办公室，他们都是刘老师任教的高一（6）班的学生，他们问我们是否愿意定一天和他们一起去游览市内景点。我们选定了9月19日周六下午的两点在人民广场的地铁站碰面，他们正好上完上午的法语课。我们决定去看浦东的海洋世界，因为我们读到过关于那里的精彩介绍，却还未亲自领略过。

我们的小主人------Franky, Sun, Veronica, Frank, Sophia, Jimmy, 和Erica（在课堂上我们是通过他们的英语名字来认识他们的）----- 带领我们穿过繁忙的地铁，来到我们的目的地。在展馆里我们同孩子们一起探索海底世界，用英语和汉语交换我们看到的那些神奇的生物的名字。在长长的海底通道中，游客们宛若被鱼、鲨鱼和海龟所包围，对于我们来说，通道又提供了最佳的拍照与对话的机会。

参观完海洋世界，我们走上了浦东这一侧的观光隧道，从东面观赏上海，我们恰在回家前享受了上海傍晚时分的美丽霞光。